This
posting provides you with some sites to get you thinking about
population as described in the Geography curriculum (from the SACE
document):
This topic introduces students to the
key factors that influence human interactions with the natural environment,
including population pressure and the level of consumption. Students begin to
understand global, national, and local population patterns and trends, and the
factors involved in population change. Throughout this topic, students
investigate contemporary population issues, using local, national, and global
examples.
Key Areas for Investigation
Students demonstrate knowledge and
understanding in the following key areas, which are developed using local,
national, and global examples.
World Population
·
The broad global distribution
of the human population and examples to illustrate the interrelated factors
that influence this distribution (e.g. environment, history, resources,
culture, and politics)
·
Global population trends
The Processes of Population Change
·
Crude birth rates and the
economic and sociocultural factors that influence fertility
·
Crude death rates and the
economic and sociocultural factors that influence mortality
·
The push-and-pull factors that
influence the migration of people
·
The characteristics and
interpretation of population pyramids
·
The demographic transition
model and its limitations
·
Examples of trends in
population change in economically developed countries and in economically
less-developed countries
Issues
Arising from Changes in the Composition of Populations and the Movement of
People
·
The social, economic, and
political implications of changes in the composition of populations
–
a case study of a country with
a young and expanding population
–
a case study of a country with
an ageing population
·
Case studies to illustrate the
social, economic, and political implications that movements of people between
countries have for both the country of destination and the country of origin
Now have a look at these videos/sites, containing, information, conflicting perspectives and ideas.
* World population clock
